Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-25
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| SOaoG llutS lUt 6eTlnAu S6ISIuOlOhlSo DiNbNS
| found that only IA were accompanied by sea
waves, although a very large proportion or
the shocks had probably originated under the
| sea.
YOUNG MAN living in Richie county,
| w, Va, was taken sick with measles
| Wednesday. His grandmother, anxious TO
| enect a speedy cure, placed him between TWO
ticks of feathers with hot stones at his ieeC
and live sheep alongside of him. tie dleu
| soon afterward.
DURING an exciting game of poker in ST.
Paul the other day one gambler bet his wife
| as the equivalent for $500 and raised his OPP
| ponent $3.50. The latter "calIed," found he
| held four trays to the others four duces. ana,
after raking in the stakes, put on his nat anu
| ran. lie is bachelor and Is SAID To nave
known the lady.
CHICAGO was recently somewhat startled
by the report that in the State Masonic Or
phans' Home in that city one-fourth OF the
children were sick with measles, and that
every girl IN the home had them. 1t was true
but not alarming, owing to the fact that In
the $40 900 home there are but four children,
three boys and one girl and that the girl did
really have the measles.
THE ether evening some visitors to Wash
ington got hold of one of the 'Colonels,' who,
with companions in high toned poverty, usu-
ally loiter in the lobby OF Wizards Hotel.
They took him in to the bar ana treated him.
Filling his glass to the brim, the Colonel lifted
1t to his lips, saying to his new found friends:
.'Remem gentlemen. the fact of my drink
ing with you does not entitle you to address
me on the street."
BLANKETS manufactured by the Navajo
Indian women Of Arizona are sought as Curl
| osities by tourists. The squaws card the wool,
| spin the yarn and weave the blankets with
and OF sharp pointed sticks. 1t requires. &C
| cording to the size OF the blanket, from thirty
| days to four months time to make one. Hence
| thew Vglnahlp n skillfullV and
| firmly are the blankets made that they will
shed water for twenty -four hours before they
| will leak.
| A DEFENDER Of the English sparrow has
| produced some astonishing statistics in mis-
argument in favor of the bra. He says that
| as the common house fly Is computed to pro-
duce IN one season 2l,000 900 flies. the sparrow
| which devours four cen flies prevents 2S0, 000,-
| 900. A sparrow club which destroyed in one
| year 800 sparrows IN reality spared the lives
of $50 900, 000, 900 flies. 1t is to be supposed
| that the argument is a useful one for applica-
ton to other birds as well as to sparrOws.
AT English sportsman, while partridge
shooting, had his left hand badly shattered
through the bursting of his gun. On arrival
the doctor exclaimed: "Well, you have made
mess of it. must amputate it," The pa
| tient readily submitted to the operation with
| out chlOroform, and on the doctor leaving the
| room with the severed hand he was astOniShed
at the unfortunate calling after him; "Doc-
tor. forgot to say how proud l always was
of that little finger, so please save it for me
| for a tobacco stopper"
WILSON BARRETT lectured his audience in
Philadelphia the other night when a foolish
| fellow threw it into panic by yelling
| "Firen' He SAID: Ladies and gentlemen.
even at the risk of offending you l am about
| 10 speak few words of advice. l need not
comment upon what has happened. You
| saw yourself what one foolish man can do
| when he loses his presence of mind in
| crowded theatre. In losing control of your
| selves, as you did, you acted like flock of
| sheep-not like men and women, Forgive me
| If seem rude, but be more sensible"
| A WASHINGTON correspondent OF the Sun
says: THE clerks in the sub treasury say
that redeeming the trade dollars is about as
| hard work as shoveling dirt. They are COM
| PEELED to examine every coin. and In three
| days they have only been able to redeem 300.-
| 600 of the 100000 presented for redemption.
| Every mail contains notice to the effect that
more of the dollars are the way for re-
| demDtion; and a brusque old farmer down
| IN Waco. Tex, wrote that he had kept sixty
| of the dollars against the time when Uncle
| Sam would do the square thing, and that he
| would send them along as soon as possble.'
| JOHN GROAT is said to have come from
| Holland TO Caithness, Scotland, in 1889; with
| him came his brothers. They owned land in
| Cathness, and increased and multiplied
until there were eight families. Once year
| they all met In the first house they had built.
| At one meeting the que ton of precedence
| was raised, and there was almost a fight.
John O'GrOats. as the Scotch called him, who
seems to have had the most level head of them
| Il |, settled the matter temporarily then, and
! SAID that next year he would settle it finally.
| When the time for the next meeting came
| John o'GrOats had built an eght-sided house
| with e 'ght doors and windows; in the middle
| of the house he put round table. By this
| means all struggles for precedence were
| avoided.
| A RELIGIOUS FANATIC turned M the other
day before a court in Springfield, Mass, who
| seems to have in him the making of q walking
delegate. The Republican states that he once
earned s., 800 a year in a factory, but of late
| wears has refused to work and tried not to
have any of his family find employment, in
sistirg that 1.-THE Lord will provide" for all
| their wants. He has become a monomanlac
on religious subjects, and 1t was in the hope Of
| making him realize his duty as husband and
| father that the charge of non support was
| brought. In the court room he paced about,
| calling on the Lord to defend him. and when
his family paid the nominal fine imposed and
he was released he refused TO believe but that
| it was all 1.-THE Lords dOIngs," and that the
money had been miraculously sent for his re-
| lease.
| WITHIN the past five or six years a new
| calling in the amusement line has come
| into existence. Those who follow it may be
| designated as professional entertainers, and
| they find plenty to do at club receptions and
| social gatherings at private houses without
| going upon the stage. An expert upon the
| banjo or violin joins forces with u good read
| er or humOrist, and they may take in a third
| who has gained a repu alton as a pianist,
This trio, if made up of fair artists, is capable
| of presenting programme OF a light and en-
| tertaining character admirably suited to a
| club reception. A majority of these profess
| sIonal entertainers stand well socially and
after finishing their programme become the
| guests of the club or family where they
| may appear. cit is q very pleasant way Of
| making "A living" said one of these entertain
| ers few evenings ago. "lf you make any
| reputation your services are sure to be con-
| stantly in demand all through the season, and
! if you are so inclined you can pick up good
| living at the several watering places in the
| summer time. Now. give Rotations aud
| readings, and, on occasion, can act as accom-
PIANIST VI on the piano. Ny partner plays the
| banjo, violin and piano, and all possesses a
| fair tenor voice, so you see together we can
| give plenty of variety in our programme.
| After you have gained a little reputation at
| one club the members of the other clubs are
| sure TO hear OF it, and you soon manage TO
| make plenty of dates ahead"
WHEN the Emperor Charles V. of Spain
retired to the Monastery OF st. Yuste, he
| took with him Torriano. his clock maker in
order to while away the time by constructing
! the movements OF clocks. So wonderful were
| some OF the pieces OF work which they made
| that the monks would not believe anv one ey'